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Man Accused of Selling Drugs in SF Was Coerced Into It, Jury Finds in Unprecedented VerdictHe was caught selling drugs, then he was acquitted for a rare reason.
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Anthony Apanovitch is on death row in Ohio, even though DNA evidence conclusively proves that he did not commit the crime.Anthony Apanovitch is an innocent man, and the state of Ohio knows it. But it plans to execute him anyway.
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Marijuana Legalization Would Generate MillionsFederal Marijuana Legalization Would Generate Billions in Revenue and Reduce Prison Costs
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Forensic analysts testify at trials as “experts.” But juries don't know that their methods "seriously underestimate the false positive rate.”
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Police Crusade to Jail Law Professor Over Video Release Reflects 'Culture of Impunity'A Federal judge stopped police departments efforts to jail a law professor who shared video of police misconduct.
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D.C.'s Gang Database Highlights Unconstitutional Systems NationwideA federal appeals court ruling questions the legality of gang databases that use lists of mostly Black and Latino men and boys to target policing activity.
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Ohio Supreme Court ruled that evidence of an illegal drug in the body is not enough for a possession charge.Supreme Court ruled that you cannot be convicted of drug possession solely because of the continued presence in your body.
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Ohio Will No Longer Sentence Kids to Life Without ParoleOhio is expanding access to parole hearings for people who have been incarcerated ever since they were children. Changes take effect retroactively
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New Ohio law puts drug, alcohol rehabilitation ahead of jail timeNew law requires judges to hold a hearing if a defendant applies for intervention and claims drug or alcohol abuse were a factor leading to the crime.
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What’s Really in the First Step Act?What would the bill actually do? Our Attorneys have taken a closer look...
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SUPREME COURT AGREES TO HEAR CELLPHONE TRACKING CASELower Courts' have reasoned that under the 'third party doctrine', the suspect had voluntarily turned over that information to a third party: the phone company.
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FBI TO REVIEW FINGERPRINTING AND BULLET-TRACING TECHNIQUESThe Justice Department proposed expanding its review of forensic testimony by the FBI Laboratory beyond hair matching to other widely used techniques
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AFTER ILLEGAL WIRETAP, SUSPECTS GO FREE AND WANT A REFUNDAn investigation last month by USA TODAY and The Desert Sun found that prosecutors there almost certainly violated a federal law that requires the district attorney to personally sign off on wiretap applications. Those tainted wires were used to make arrests and seizures throughout the USA. Now those individuals affected want a refund.
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HOW TO EXPUNGE A CRIMINAL CONVICTIONThere is no federal law that allows for expungement — the permanent sealing of a criminal record to the general public. A federal judge in Brooklyn has expunged a conviction for the first time. It should not be the last.
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SO THANKFUL FOR FEDERAL JUDGES ENCOURAGING PROSECUTORS TO RECONSIDER EXTREME SENTENCES BUT...Federal trial judges have little leeway in sentencing when prosecutors trigger mandatory-minimum laws that set floors for punishment, and they have few means of revisiting closed cases, unless new evidence comes to light or a major legal error was committed. But they can be persuasive. Federal prosecutors have agreed in recent years to sentence reductions in a handful of cases, most after public pressure from judges.
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THOUSANDS START LIFE ANEW WITH EARLY PRISON RELEASESThis week, more than 6,000 federal prisoners will be released earlier than they once expected, although nearly one-third of them are foreign citizens who will be deported
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WHAT TO DO IF YOU RECEIVE A TARGET LETTER?If you receive a federal target letter you need a lawyer immediately. You need a white-collar defense lawyer; one that is familiar with the federal court system
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SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN PORTION OF FEDERAL LAW ENHANCING SENTENCES FOR 'CAREER CRIMINALS'The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a portion of the Armed Career Criminals Act is unconstitutionally vague.
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YOUR NEW IPHONE SOFTWARE COULD PROTECT YOU FROM UNWANTED GOVERNMENT INTRUSIONApple's new iOS 8 operating system for its iPhone and iPad tablets features encryption software so secure that no one — not even Apple — has the key to it.
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FEDERAL CHILD PORN BUST NETS 70A police officer, a fire department paramedic, a rabbi, a nurse, a Boy Scout leader — are accused of using the Internet to anonymously collect and trade child pornography...
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